Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers and bulls 3.00 lower, steer and heifer calves 4.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.72/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$121.72

107 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	140.09	613	16thin
Medium and Large 2	529	119.64	633	51
Medium and Large 3	489	117.02	572	40

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale107 hd

121.72

—

GA average17 barns · 1,942 hd

124.67

−2.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,484	76.23	1,131	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	59.16	766	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	50.02	526	36

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	53.81/cwt	50.00–56.00	573	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	44.71/cwt	43.00–48.00	463	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	797	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	55.92/cwt	52.00–59.00	734	34
Bulls	—	—	1,225	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	74.55/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,141	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.67/cwt	136.00–137.00	731	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.97/cwt	95.00–97.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	101.67/cwt	100.00–103.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	115.56/cwt	115.00–117.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	715	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	129.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	798.83/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,137.76/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	14,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	452	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,410	1,072.12/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	15,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	100.07/cwt	97.00–105.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	105.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	144.40/cwt	142.00–145.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	91.24/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	149.70/cwt	147.00–152.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.12/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.76/cwt	147.00–155.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	123.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	88.80/cwt	87.00–90.00	706	5

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Mon Dec 14, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 643Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 95Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,065	50.00–56.00	53.81
15	—	1,035	43.00–48.00	44.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,275	60.00–66.00	62.50
34	—	1,313	52.00–59.00	55.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	85.00–86.00	85.50
11	—	1,531	71.00–78.00	74.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	130.00–137.00	133.72
9	—	418	140.00–150.00	145.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	112.00–115.00	113.51
4	—	725	95.00–97.00	95.97
6	—	685	100.00–103.00	101.67
7	—	364	150.00–155.00	152.32
4	—	773	90.00–95.00	92.48
9	—	517	115.00–118.00	116.12
7	—	410	130.00–137.00	134.17
10	—	456	120.00–128.00	123.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.52
6	—	458	110.00–117.00	113.52
4	—	608	95.00–100.00	97.49
7	—	571	97.00–105.00	100.07
5	—	333	142.00–145.00	144.40
4	—	423	120.00–127.00	123.52
4	—	683	90.00–95.00	91.24
6	—	370	147.00–152.00	149.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	130.00–132.00	130.67
4	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.52
6	—	410	125.00–135.00	129.94
8	—	559	110.00–115.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	115.00–117.00	115.56
11	—	527	105.00–115.00	109.42
9	—	365	120.00–130.00	123.83
9	—	568	100.00–110.00	105.95
4	—	708	90.00–95.00	92.49
6	—	428	115.00–120.00	116.71
4	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.56
4	—	335	125.00–127.00	126.01
5	—	795	87.00–90.00	88.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	136.00–137.00	136.67
8	—	669	120.00–125.00	122.28
7	—	775	110.00–117.00	113.74
7	—	609	125.00–135.00	129.30
6	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	127.00–132.00	129.66
6	—	720	110.00–117.00	114.00
4	—	655	110.00–115.00	112.50
7	—	462	132.00–137.00	134.73
5	—	420	147.00–155.00	149.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	112.00–117.00	114.52
4	—	428	137.00–140.00	138.53
4	—	455	120.00–130.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,137.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	750.00–850.00	798.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	975.00–1,150.00	1,072.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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